CN1558286A - Electro-optical apparatus - Google Patents

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CN1558286A
CN1558286A CNA2004100637552A CN200410063755A CN1558286A CN 1558286 A CN1558286 A CN 1558286A CN A2004100637552 A CNA2004100637552 A CN A2004100637552A CN 200410063755 A CN200410063755 A CN 200410063755A CN 1558286 A CN1558286 A CN 1558286A
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Abstract

An active matrix substrate is provided which does not cause reductions in the brightness of electroluminescence elements, and which comprises appropriate peripheral circuitry occupying a small area. The active matrix substrate comprises peripheral circuits to supply current to EL elements provided for each pixel, and corresponding to EL elements, and further comprises a holding element (C) which holds a control voltage, a first active element (T 1 ) connected to the holding element (C) and which supplies current to a light-emitting portion (OLED) based on a control voltage, and a second active element (T 2 ) connected to the holding element (C) and which controls the charging and discharging of the holding element. In particular, the second active element (T 2 ) is configured as a multiple-control-terminal type active element. As a result, there are no fluctuations in the programmed current.

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Electro-optical device
The application is to be on May 21st, 2004 applying date, and application number is 02823189.9, and denomination of invention is divided an application for " active-matrix substrate, electro-optical device and e-machine ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electro-optical device.
Background technology
One of the type of drive that contains the electro-optical device of liquid crystal cell, organic EL, electrophoresis element, electronic emission element etc. is the driven with active matrix mode.In the electro-optical device of driven with active matrix mode, on its display panel, a plurality of pixel arrangement are become rectangular.
Each of a plurality of pixels all contains by electrooptic element with to this electrooptic element and supplies with the image element circuit that the driving transistors of driving electric constitutes.In addition, each of these a plurality of image element circuits is respectively with the corresponding configuration of cross part of data line and sweep trace (for example: with reference to the international WO98/36407 trumpeter's volume that discloses).
In order critically to control the brightness of electro-optical device, just must critically control the electric power amount of supplying with to electrooptic element.Especially because organic El device is the electrooptic element of current drive-type, the magnitude of current can be directly reflected in the brightness.Therefore, need supply with the desirable magnitude of current to organic EL with good precision, driving circuit or driving method also need the layout of pixel is carried out optimization from needless to say for this reason.In fact, the problem on pixel layout is: for example stability that contacts, keeps electric capacity of pixel electrode and peripheral circuits or transistorized chopping current etc.
Summary of the invention
So in view of the invention of relevant situation, one of its purpose is to provide a kind of active-matrix substrate, electro-optical device and e-machine that contains the optimum pixel layout that is useful on the stabilized driving electrooptic element just in the present invention.
For solving above problem, the 1st active-matrix substrate of the present invention, contain be arranged on each pixel in electrooptic element corresponding, to the peripheral circuits of electrooptic element supplying electric current, each peripheral circuits comprises: holding element, it is in order to retentive control voltage; The 1st active component, it is connected with holding element, in order to supply with the electric current according to control voltage to electrooptic element; And the 2nd active component, it is connected with holding element, in order to discharging and recharging of control holding element; Above-mentioned the 2nd active component have by the time leakage current prevent structure.
Here, " electrooptic element " generally is meant luminous or change element from the state of the light of outside by the effect of electricity, comprise self luminous element and to control from the light of outside pass through both.For example, comprise in the electrooptic element liquid crystal cell, electrophoresis element, EL element, will be transmitted into and make its luminous electronic emission element on the luminous plaque by applying electronics that electric field produces.
" peripheral circuits " is meant the aggregate of the components of drive circuit of each pixel on electro-optical devices such as active array type, for example the aggregate that is made of TFT etc.
" active-matrix substrate " generally is meant the substrate that carries peripheral circuits, and no matter whether it has electrooptic element to form.
" active component " and indefinite can be enumerated as for example transistor or the diode of TFT etc.
Here, so-called " holding element " is meant for example element of the maintenance electric signal of capacitor or storer etc.
" leakage current when ending prevents structure " that active component had is meant, usually when this active component is in nonconducting state, have very small amount of not due ideally electric current and flow, and active component has to prevent that producing such electric current (leakage current) is the structure that purpose forms.
As such element, can enumerate for example active component of multiple-grid polar form.The active component of so-called multiple-grid polar form is though it as an element performance function, tightly is meant on the meaning and a plurality of active components is connected in series and the active component of interconnective element identical functions between the control terminal with them.
When constituting multiple-grid polar form active component, present embodiment makes semiconductor layer adopt crooked shape like that as described later, also the shape of grid can be carried out bending.
In addition, as the 2nd active component, also can be transistor with a kind of structure of from the group that LDD structure, GDD structure and DDD structure are formed, selecting.Here, " LDD " is LIghtly DOped DThe abbreviation of rain, " GDD " is GRaded DIffused DThe abbreviation of rain, " DDD " is DOuble DIffused DThe abbreviation of rain.Transistor with these structures is the harmful effect that is caused by the thermoelectron when the miniaturization MOSFET etc. in order to limit, and the element that near the maximum field draining is weakened.For example, be meant following this transistor,, after light dope is carried out in the transistor drain zone, form for example n one zone of oneself's coupling in order to relax the zone of having carried out diffusion of contaminants and the electric field between the silicon substrate.
This transistor since by the time source electrode-drain electrode between resistance value very high, can reduce leakage current, so the electric charge that is accumulated in the holding element can not scattered and not disappeared, and make and be applied to control and keep stablize with the current potential on the terminal.
The 2nd active-matrix substrate of the present invention, contain a plurality of unit circuits with the corresponding configuration of cross part of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of sweep traces, each of above-mentioned a plurality of unit circuits comprises: the 1st transistor, and it contains the 1st control terminal, the 1st terminal and the 2nd terminal; Holding element, it is connected with terminal with above-mentioned the 1st control, has the 1st electrode and the 2nd electrode; And the 2nd transistor, it contains the 3rd terminal, the 4th terminal and the 2nd control uses terminal, and above-mentioned the 3rd terminal and above-mentioned the 4th terminal are connected with above-mentioned the 1st terminal and above-mentioned the 1st electrode respectively; Above-mentioned the 2nd transistor has multi grid.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, above-mentioned the 2nd transistor also can be the transistor with a kind of structure of selecting from the group that LDD structure, GDD structure and DDD structure are formed, to replace multi grid.
And then, because by adopting multi grid, LDD structure, GDD structure and DDD structure, can reduce by the 2nd transistor the leakage current when being in cut-off state, so the electric charge that can keep in the holding element for a long time to be accumulated.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, preferred above-mentioned the 1st transistor and above-mentioned the 2nd transistor have different conductivity types mutually.In this case, preferably constituting the above-mentioned the 1st transistorized semiconductor film is separated with formation the above-mentioned the 2nd transistorized semiconductor film.
For example, preferred above-mentioned the 1st transistor is the P type, and above-mentioned the 2nd transistor is the N type.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, also can followingly constitute: promptly, contain the 3rd transistor, above-mentioned the 3rd transistor contains the 5th terminal, the 6th terminal and the 3rd control terminal; Above-mentioned the 3rd control is connected with a sweep trace in the above-mentioned multi-strip scanning line with terminal, and above-mentioned the 5th terminal is connected with a data line in above-mentioned many data lines.
In addition, also above-mentioned the 6th terminal can be connected with above-mentioned the 3rd terminal and above-mentioned the 1st terminal.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, also can followingly constitute: promptly, above-mentioned active-matrix substrate has and contains a plurality of layers stepped construction; Above-mentioned a plurality of layer comprises: semiconductor layer, and it forms and constitutes above-mentioned the 1st transistor and the 2nd transistorized semiconductor film, and the grid metal level, and it forms above-mentioned the 2nd control terminal; Also can on above-mentioned grid metal level, form at least a portion of at least 1 sweep trace in the above-mentioned multi-strip scanning line.
Like this, owing to can in same operation, form above-mentioned the 2nd control at least a portion with element and sweep trace, so can shorten manufacturing process.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, also can followingly constitute: promptly, above-mentioned active-matrix substrate has and contains a plurality of layers stepped construction; Above-mentioned a plurality of layer comprises: semiconductor layer, and it forms and constitutes above-mentioned the 1st transistor and the above-mentioned the 2nd transistorized semiconductor film; And the grid metal level, it forms above-mentioned the 2nd control terminal; On above-mentioned grid metal level, form at least a portion of at least 1 data line in above-mentioned many data lines.
Like this, owing to can in same operation, form above-mentioned the 2nd control at least a portion with element and data line, so can shorten manufacturing process.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, also can followingly constitute: promptly, above-mentioned active-matrix substrate has and contains a plurality of layers stepped construction; Above-mentioned a plurality of layer comprises: semiconductor layer, and it forms and constitutes above-mentioned the 1st transistor and the above-mentioned the 2nd transistorized semiconductor film; The grid metal level, it forms above-mentioned the 2nd control terminal; And the source metal level, it forms source electrode or the drain electrode that is connected with the above-mentioned the 2nd transistorized source electrode or drain electrode; At least a portion of at least 1 data line in above-mentioned many data lines is formed on the layer of comparison near above-mentioned semiconductor layer in above-mentioned source metal level and the above-mentioned grid metal level.
Like this, when the configuration electrooptic element is as electro-optical device above active-matrix substrate, owing to can make at least a portion of data line leave the electrode of electrooptic element, delay so can reduce the action that causes owing to the stray capacitance that produces between electrode and the data line.
The 3rd active-matrix substrate of the present invention is to contain to have transistorized unit circuit, sweep trace and data line, and has the active-matrix substrate of the stepped construction that is made of a plurality of layers; Above-mentioned a plurality of layer contains: semiconductor layer, and it forms the semiconductor film of transistor formed; And the grid metal level, it forms above-mentioned transistorized gate terminal; On above-mentioned grid metal level, form at least a portion of at least one side in above-mentioned sweep trace and the above-mentioned data line.
Like this, owing to can in same operation, on above-mentioned gate metal layer, form at least a portion of at least one side in transistorized gate terminal and sweep trace or the data line, so can shorten manufacturing process.
The 4th active-matrix substrate of the present invention is to contain to have transistorized unit circuit, sweep trace and data line, and has the active-matrix substrate of the stepped construction that is made of a plurality of layers; Above-mentioned a plurality of layer contains: semiconductor layer, and it forms the semiconductor film of transistor formed; The grid metal level, it forms above-mentioned transistorized gate terminal; And the source metal level, it forms source electrode or the drain electrode that is connected with above-mentioned transistorized source electrode or drain electrode; At least a portion of at least one side in above-mentioned sweep trace and the above-mentioned data line is formed on the layer of comparison near above-mentioned semiconductor layer in above-mentioned grid metal level and the above-mentioned source metal level.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, when the configuration electrooptic element is as electro-optical device above active-matrix substrate, because at least a portion of data line or sweep trace and the electrode of electrooptic element are kept at a distance, so can suppress delaying of the signal supply that causes owing to the stray capacitance that produces between electrode and data line or the sweep trace.
On above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, unit circuit comprises: contain 1st transistor of the 1st control with terminal, the 1st terminal and the 2nd terminal; Be connected with terminal with above-mentioned the 1st control and contain the holding element of the 1st electrode and the 2nd electrode; With and contain the 3rd terminal, the 4th terminal and the 2nd control with terminal the 2nd transistor; Above-mentioned the 3rd terminal and above-mentioned the 4th terminal are connected with above-mentioned the 1st terminal and above-mentioned the 1st electrode respectively; Above-mentioned the 2nd transistor has at least a structure of selecting from the group who is made of LDD structure, GDD structure, DDD structure and multi grid.
Because being suitable as, LDD structure, GDD structure, DDD structure and multi grid suppress the structure that electric current leaks, so by adopting such structure can keep the electric charge that is accumulated in the holding element for a long time.
The 1st electro-optical device of the present invention contains above-mentioned active-matrix substrate and electrooptic element.
The 2nd electro-optical device of the present invention, be contain be arranged on each pixel in electrooptic element corresponding, to the electro-optical device of the peripheral circuits of above-mentioned electrooptic element supplying electric current, each above-mentioned peripheral circuits comprises: the light emitting control active component, its between light emission period to above-mentioned electrooptic element supplying electric current; Holding element, its retentive control voltage; The 1st active component, its gate terminal is connected with above-mentioned holding element, and supplies with based on the electric current that is applied to the above-mentioned control voltage on this gate terminal to above-mentioned electrooptic element via above-mentioned light emitting control active component; The Current Control active component, it flows out data current via above-mentioned the 1st active component during selecting; And the 2nd active component, it is connected between above-mentioned Current Control active component and the above-mentioned holding element, during above-mentioned selection to above-mentioned holding element charging and remember above-mentioned control voltage; Above-mentioned the 2nd active component have by the time leakage current prevent structure.
Identical with the situation of above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, for example can adopting, LDD structure, GDD structure, DDD structure or multi grid etc. prevent structure as above-mentioned leakage current.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, for example preferably adopt transistor as above-mentioned the 1st active component and above-mentioned the 2nd active component.At this moment, preferably it has different conductivity type mutually.For example, preferred above-mentioned the 1st active component is the P type, and above-mentioned the 2nd active component is the N type.
Corresponding, also can constitute the 1st drive circuit that contains oriented the 1st active component supply negative logic data-signal and the 2nd drive circuit from the positive logic sweep signal to the 2nd active component that supply with.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, also can constitute data line that contains oriented the 1st active component supply data-signal and the sweep trace that intersects, supplies with sweep signal with data line to the 2nd active component.
In addition, in above-mentioned electro-optical device, the either party of preference data line or sweep trace utilize to constitute in the source metal level of the 1st active component and the 2nd active component and the grid metal level metal level with the common electrode side separately of electrooptic element, connects up.This is because utilize the metal level that is separated with common electrode, can reduce the stray capacitance that produces between signal wire and common electrode.
Particularly, for example can consider wiring at the enterprising horizontal scanning line of grid metal level of the gate terminal that forms the 2nd active component.
In addition on above-mentioned electro-optical device, preferably in a plurality of active components, plane earth is connected to form a plurality of active components with same polarity on semi-conductor layer.Because semiconductor layer is connected, just can the employed area of packed wiring and improve aperture opening ratio.
At this moment, on the tie point that has between a plurality of active components of same polarity, have common contact hole, connect up to active component with polarity opposite with these active components from this contact hole.In addition, by total contact hole, can reduce the occupied area of coupling part on the entire area of driving circuit like this.
Simultaneously, though be one of embodiment described later, a plurality of active components with same polarity are as the 2nd active component, light emitting control active component and Current Control active component, are not limited thereto certainly.
Here also can utilize the gate terminal of common sweep trace, at this moment, connect, can cut down the wiring area, improve aperture opening ratio by directly utilizing sweep trace about common gate terminal as above-mentioned the 2nd active component and above-mentioned Current Control active component.
But, when not driving above-mentioned the 2nd active component and above-mentioned Current Control active component at one time, can utilize different signal wires to divide other gate terminal certainly as it.
The 3rd electro-optical device of the present invention, the peripheral circuits that contains electrooptic element and drive above-mentioned electrooptic element; Above-mentioned electrooptic element, the border that is formed this electrooptic element has the above curvature of regulation at least; On border be external in the polygonal border institute area surrounded of this electrooptic element, form the part of peripheral circuits at least with this regulation curvature.
Shape with " regulation curvature ", especially effective when adopting fluent material to form electrooptic element, at this moment, wish the material of the layer of the below of viscosity that should fluent material or surface tension and electrooptic element is suitably set.But, when utilizing vapour deposition method etc. not adopt the method for fluent material to form electrooptic element, also can play the effect that prevents short circuit.
Preferred a plurality of formation has the boundary member of afore mentioned rules curvature.And the boundary member of preferred a plurality of formation is configured to respect to a center line of the geometry central point that passes electrooptic element and symmetry in fact.
For example, the part of the peripheral circuits that forms in this zone is the contact hole that constitutes this peripheral circuits wiring.Such contact hole is preferably the polygon that adapts with regional shape.Constituting the contact hole of the wiring of peripheral circuits like this, for example is the contact hole at least one side's supplying electric current of the electrode of electrooptic element.This contact hole has a plurality of, and preferably is configured to respect to a center line of the geometry central point that passes electrooptic element and symmetry in fact.
When adopting fluent material to form electrooptic element, be provided with the compatibility key-course that this fluent material is carried out the compatibility adjustment by boundary vicinity at electrooptic element, can also control the thickness of the functional layer that constitutes electrooptic element, and improve its flatness.And then its wall at least by making cofferdam layer is different from the compatibility of above-mentioned compatibility key-course to it to the compatibility of this fluent material, can more strengthen effect thus.For example,, just the film that forms by this fluent material can be do not adhered on the wall of cofferdam layer, the flatness of the film that forms by this fluent material will be further improved because the wall of cofferdam layer is lower than the compatibility of compatibility key-course to it to the compatibility of this fluent material.
Also can be with this compatibility key-course, the wall that forms with respect to cofferdam layer in this electrooptic element inboard, forms and has stairstepping.
Here so-called " cofferdam " is meant in order to separate the separating part material of pixel region.The cofferdam is for guaranteeing that the distance that negative electrode or common electrode and data line or sweep trace etc. are supplied with between the wiring lines is also effective.Because, can reduce stray capacitance by fully guaranteeing this distance, and the delay when suppress supplying with signal.
The influence of stray capacitance that general because data-signal is subjected to sweep signal is bigger, and becomes the reason that action is delayed, so need fully guarantee data-signal and the distance between electrode or the negative electrode jointly.
Here preferred on the boundary member with regulation curvature, the corresponding pattern that carries out with the shape of this boundary member of electrode that constitutes at least one side of this electrooptic element forms.Because with the pattern formation that curvature matches and carries out electrode, at least a portion of peripheral circuits will become and dispose easily.For example, at least a portion of so-called peripheral circuits is meant to carrying out the contact area that is connected of peripheral circuits and above-mentioned electrode.
The 4th electro-optical device of the present invention contains illuminating part and carries out the peripheral circuits of Current Control by pixel electrode, and wherein above-mentioned electric current is to supply with above-mentioned illuminating part; The area of above-mentioned illuminating part is littler than the area of pixel electrodes; The shape of above-mentioned illuminating part is different with the shape of pixel electrodes.
The 5th electro-optical device of the present invention contains illuminating part and carries out the peripheral circuits of Current Control by pixel electrode, and wherein above-mentioned electric current is to supply with above-mentioned illuminating part; The area of above-mentioned illuminating part is littler than the area of pixel electrodes; The shape of above-mentioned illuminating part is the shape with curvature; The shape of pixel electrodes is polygonal shape.
The 6th electro-optical device of the present invention contains illuminating part and carries out the peripheral circuits of Current Control by pixel electrode, and wherein above-mentioned electric current is to supply with above-mentioned illuminating part; The area of above-mentioned illuminating part is littler than the area of pixel electrodes; Above-mentioned illuminating part is the polygon shape that n (n is the integer more than 4 or 4) angle arranged; Pixel electrodes is the polygon shape that m (m is the integer more than 3 or 3) angle arranged; And relation with n＞m.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, because illuminating part is shape or the above polygon shape of quadrangle that curvature is arranged, so can prevent the short circuit of illuminating part end.And when adopting fluent material to form illuminating part, even if the end of illuminating part, fluent material also can fully arrive, and can form uniform film.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, the Zone Full of preferred above-mentioned illuminating part is formed on the pixel electrodes; On the part of the pixel electrodes that does not form above-mentioned illuminating part, for above-mentioned peripheral circuits is provided with contact area with being connected of pixel electrodes.
The 7th electro-optical device of the present invention, contain electrooptic element, regulation to the maintenance electric capacity of the electric current that above-mentioned electrooptic element is supplied with and supply with maintenance electric capacity in the active component of the corresponding electric current of the quantity of electric charge that keeps; Constitute the 1st electrode that keeps electric capacity, a part that forms the metal level of power lead is carried out patterning form, wherein said power is to the electrooptic element supplying electric current.
The 8th electro-optical device of the present invention, it is constituted as and can supplies with the electric current that keeps the voltage in the electric capacity to produce according to being recorded in to electrooptic element by active component; Comprise: the 1st metal level that is connected with power supply and the control terminal of active component is included in carries out the 2nd metal level that patterning forms in the part; The 1st electrode that constitutes maintenance electric capacity carries out patterning with the part of the 1st metal level and forms.
Here in " layer ",, also comprise, for example semiconductor layer etc. the influential layer of the formation that keeps electric capacity except metal level.
In addition, constitute to keep the 2nd electrode of electric capacity, the part of metal level that forms the control terminal of above-mentioned active component is carried out patterning form.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, above-mentioned the 1st electrode is the part of power lead, can be on the part of this power lead, and the part of metal level that forms the control terminal of above-mentioned active component overlapped carry out patterning, form above-mentioned the 2nd electrode.Because as adopting this structure, just there is no need to be set to especially connect the wiring that keeps electric capacity and active component, thereby can improve aperture opening ratio.
Further preferably include semiconductor layer, it overlaps and to constitute on the electrode that keeps electric capacity, to be formed this electrode shape.This semiconductor layer for example is imported into impurity.Also can mix and make semiconductor layer metallization or low resistanceization.
Preferably form maintenance electric capacity in the zone outside the zone of electrooptic element and active component formation in addition, can improve aperture opening ratio.For example, constitute each layer of the electrode that keeps electric capacity, be formed and form the zone corresponding polygon of region shape in addition of electrooptic element and active component, for example more than the pentagon.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, preferably in each layer that constitutes the electrode that keeps electric capacity, be configured in the zone that layer occupied of comparison lower floor one side, to compare with the zone that the layer that is configured in comparison upper strata one side is occupied, formation must be big.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, being configured in comparatively, the zone that layer occupied of lower floor's one side is formed following shape by pattern, promptly, both box lunch was configured in the layer of upper strata one side has comparatively produced its issuable maximum when forming offset, and this is configured in the zone of the layer of upper strata one side comparatively and also is accommodated in this zone that is configured in the layer of lower floor's one side comparatively.
In above-mentioned electro-optical device, preferably also contain the cofferdam layer between the electrooptic element of promising isolation adjacency, and keep electric capacity to be formed under the cofferdam layer.
Here, and then also can in cofferdam layer or under the cofferdam layer, contain the compatibility key-course, the compatibility of this compatibility key-course control material liquid when electrooptic element forms.
Coincidence zone keeping electric capacity to be formed can be located at least one side of the 1st metal level or the 2nd metal level on the zone that becomes the power-supply wiring pattern.
The further preferably wiring pattern that forms by the 2nd metal level, the distance more than stipulating from least one side interval of 2 electrodes being connected with electrooptic element and being configured.Because can reduce unnecessary electric capacity by such formation.
The 5th active-matrix substrate of the present invention is to contain and the pixel electrode of the corresponding configuration of cross part of data line and sweep trace and the active-matrix substrate of peripheral circuits, and pixel electrodes is connected by at least one transistor AND gate power lead; Be provided with holding element, it is connected with above-mentioned 1 transistorized grid at least; Constitute the 1st electrode of above-mentioned holding element, be connected with said power.
The 6th active-matrix substrate of the present invention is to contain and the pixel electrode of the corresponding configuration of cross part of data line and sweep trace and the active-matrix substrate of peripheral circuits, and pixel electrodes is connected by at least one transistor AND gate power lead; Be provided with holding element, it is connected with above-mentioned 1 transistorized grid at least; Constituting the 1st electrode of above-mentioned holding element, is the part of said power.
In above-mentioned active-matrix substrate, constitute the 2nd electrode of above-mentioned holding element, be above-mentioned at least 1 transistorized grid.
The 7th active-matrix substrate of the present invention is the corresponding active-matrix substrate that contains transistorized unit circuit of cross part that contains with sweep trace and data line, constitutes above-mentioned transistorized semiconductor film and forms on semiconductor layer; At the cross part of above-mentioned sweep trace and above-mentioned data line, the either party of above-mentioned sweep trace and above-mentioned data line forms on the 1st conductive layer; The above-mentioned sweep trace and the above-mentioned data line of the part beyond the above-mentioned cross part form on the 2nd conductive layer.In this active-matrix substrate, preferred above-mentioned the 2nd conductive layer is configured between above-mentioned the 1st conductive layer and the above-mentioned semiconductor layer.
Above-mentioned active-matrix substrate can be by constituting electro-optical device with electrooptic element is combined.
The 9th electro-optical device of the present invention is an electro-optical device corresponding with the cross part of sweep trace and data line, that contain electrooptic element, comprises the pair of electrodes to above-mentioned electrooptic element supply capability; At the cross part of above-mentioned sweep trace and above-mentioned data line, the either party of above-mentioned sweep trace and above-mentioned data line forms on the 1st conductive layer; The above-mentioned sweep trace and the above-mentioned data line of the part beyond the above-mentioned cross part form on the 2nd conductive layer; Above-mentioned the 2nd conductive layer utilizes above-mentioned the 1st conductive layer, disposes separately with the either party of above-mentioned pair of electrodes.
Here, above-mentioned electrooptic element also can be electroluminescence (EL) element.So-called " electroluminescent cell ", no matter its photism material is organic or inorganic (Zn:S etc.), and be meant the element class of utilizing electro optical phenomenon, wherein above-mentioned electro optical phenomenon is meant by applying electric field, makes the photism material luminous from the anode injected holes again in conjunction with energy with relying on when the negative electrode injected electrons combines again.And electroluminescent cell, as by the layer structure of its electrode clamping,, also can have the either party or the both sides of hole transporting layer and electron supplying layer except the luminescent layer that forms by the photism material.Particularly, as layer structure, can be suitable for except negative electrode/luminescent layer/anode, can also be suitable for the layer structure of negative electrode/luminescent layer/hole transporting layer/anode, negative electrode/electron supplying layer/luminescent layer/anode or negative electrode/electron supplying layer/luminescent layer/hole transporting layer/anode etc.
In addition, also be applicable to the e-machine that contains above-mentioned active-matrix substrate.Here " e-machine " do not limited, be meant the e-machine that comprises the display device that constitutes by active-matrix substrate, for example: mobile phone, video camera, personal computer, head wearing type display, back type or preceding throwing type projector have view finder, portable television, DSP device, PDA, electronic notebook of facsimile unit, the digital camera of Presentation Function etc. in addition in addition.
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Fig. 1 is the overall diagram of display panel in the present embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the planimetric map of pixel region in the embodiment 1.
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of pixel region in the embodiment 1, and Fig. 3 A is the A-A truncation surface of Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 B is the B-B truncation surface of Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 C is the C-C truncation surface of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is the variation of the boundary shape of illuminating part, and Fig. 4 A is the situation of circular illuminating part, and Fig. 4 B is a situation about having about the illuminating part of the bend of center line symmetry, and Fig. 4 C is a situation about having about the illuminating part of the asymmetrical bend of center line.
Fig. 5 is the circuit diagram of pixel region in the embodiment 1.
Fig. 6 is the key diagram of the alignment of metal level in the embodiment 1.
Fig. 7 is the key diagram that handle at the interval of grid metal in the embodiment 1.
Fig. 8 is the planimetric map of pixel region in the embodiment 2.
Fig. 9 is the sectional view of pixel region in the embodiment 2, and Fig. 9 A is the A-A truncation surface of Fig. 8, and Fig. 9 B is the B-B truncation surface of Fig. 8, and Fig. 9 C is the C-C truncation surface of Fig. 8.
Figure 10 is the planimetric map of pixel region in the embodiment 3.
Figure 11 is the sectional view of pixel region in the embodiment 3, and Figure 11 A is the A-A truncation surface of Figure 10, and Figure 11 B is the B-B truncation surface of Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the planimetric map of pixel region in the embodiment 4.
Figure 13 is the sectional view of pixel region in the embodiment 4, and Figure 13 A is the A-A truncation surface of Figure 12, and Figure 13 B is the B-B truncation surface of Figure 12.
Figure 14 is the connection layout of display panel in the embodiment 5.
Figure 15 is the example of e-machine in the embodiment 5, Figure 15 A is in mobile phone, Figure 15 B is in gamma camera, Figure 15 C is in portable personal computer, Figure 15 D is in the head wearing type display, Figure 15 E is in the type projector of back, and Figure 15 F is the suitable example that is suitable for display panel of the present invention in preceding throwing type projector.
Embodiment
Below, reference is as illustrative description of drawings preferred implementation of the present invention.Following mode, only the illustration of embodiments of the present invention does not limit its scope of application.
Embodiment 1
Embodiments of the present invention are relevant a kind of display panels that utilize EL element as the electro-optical device of electrooptic element.Fig. 1 represents the full figure of the display panel that is made of the active-matrix substrate that comprises this EL element.
As shown in Figure 1, display panel 1, configuration viewing area 11 and driver region 14 and 15 and constitute on glass substrate 16.Integral body forms negative electrode 12 and takes out electrode 13 with negative electrode and is connected on viewing area 11.On viewing area 11, be configured to pixel region 10 rectangular.When colour showed, pixel region 10 constituted that can to show that necessary primary colors (for example, Red) carries out by colour respectively luminous, constituted a pixel key element with the group of the luminous pixel region 10 of each primary colors.For example, the driver region 15 that is configured on the column direction of viewing area 11 is to write control line Vsel and light emitting control line Vgp output signal, the driver region 14 that is configured on the column direction of viewing area 11, except that to power lead Vdd, also to data line Idata output signal.By the driving circuit not shown in the figures that forms by drive area 14 and 15 luminance in each pixel region 10 is controlled, can on viewing area 11, be shown arbitrary image.
Fig. 2 represents to illustrate the planimetric map of a pixel region and wiring pattern on every side thereof.In Fig. 2, the pattern separately of the particularly main semiconductor layer of having represented expressly to represent among Fig. 3 102, grid metal level 104, source metal level 106, anode layer 110.
As shown in Figure 2, in power lead Vdd and the folded zone of data line Idata, dispose illuminating part OLED and to the peripheral circuits of its driving.Power lead Vdd, illuminating part OLED and data line Idata configured separate at interval.Peripheral circuits is by as the transistor T 1 of the 1st active component, as the transistor T 2 of the 2nd active component, as the transistor T 3 of Current Control active component, constitute as the transistor T 4 of light emitting control active component and as the maintenance capacitor C of holding element.In addition, though there is no particular limitation for the conduction type of transistor T 1～T4, in the present embodiment, the conduction type of transistor T 1 is the P type, and remaining transistor all is the N type.
Transistor T 1, its source electrode is connected with power lead Vdd, and its drain electrode is connected with the drain side of transistor T 4.Transistor T 4, its source electrode is connected with the anode of illuminating part OLED.Keep capacitor C, be formed between the grid of power lead Vdd and transistor T 1.Transistor T 2, its source electrode is connected with the grid that keeps capacitor C and transistor T 1, and its drain electrode is connected with the drain electrode of transistor T 3, is between transistor T 1 and the T4.Transistor T 3, its source electrode is connected with data line Idata, and the grid of its grid and transistor T 2 is connected jointly and writes on the control line Vsel.
Fig. 3 is expressed as each sectional view of the layer structure in explanation cross section shown in Figure 2.Fig. 3 A represents the layer structure in A-A cross section, and Fig. 3 B represents the layer structure in B-B cross section, and Fig. 3 C represents the layer structure in C-C cross section.
As shown in Figure 3A; this pixel region 10; be on glass substrate 100 (glass substrate 16 among Fig. 1), each is folded layer by layer and constitute by base protective film 101, semiconductor layer 102, gate insulating film 103, grid metal level the 104, the 1st interlayer dielectric 105, source metal level the 106, the 2nd interlayer dielectric 107, cofferdam layer 108, cathode layer 109 (negative electrode 12 among Fig. 1).And then at the OLED of electroluminescence portion, shown in Fig. 3 B, each is folded layer by layer and constitute by anode layer 110, hole transporting layer 111, luminescent layer 112.
As glass substrate 100, because the EL element of present embodiment is to penetrate the mode of light to substrate one side, need light transmission, so be fit to adopt alkali-free glasss such as soda-lime glass, low-expansion glass, quartz.But, in cathode layer 109, constitute to adopt the light transmission material, when negative electrode one side penetrates the EL element of mode of light, also can utilize conductive material, silit (SiC), aluminium oxide (Al such as metal 2O 3) or the material of aluminium nitride nontransparent insulativity such as (AlN).
As base protective film 101, can utilize silicon oxide film (SiO x: 0＜x≤2) or silicon nitride film (Si 3N x: 0＜x≤4) insulativity material such as.The substrate protective seam is sneaked in the semiconductor layer, the Control of Impurities of semiconductor layer is produced harmful effect is formed for the sodium movable ions such as (Na) that prevents to contain in glass substrate.
Substrate protective seam 101; be after, utilize aumospheric pressure cvd method (APCVD method), Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD method) or plasma chemical vapor deposition CVD methods such as (PECVD methods) or sputtering method etc. on substrate, to form at first with organic solvent cleaning base plates 100 such as pure water or alcohol.
As semiconductor layer 102, except the semiconductor layer of silicon (Si) or germanium column IV element simple substance such as (Ge), can also be fit to adopt SiGe (Si xGe 1-x: 0＜x＜1), silit (Si xC 1-x: 0＜x＜1) or carbonization germanium (Ge xC 1-x: 0＜x＜1) column IV element complex such as, the complex compounds of gallium arsenide (GaAs) or indium antimonide group iii elements such as (InSb) and group-v element, the perhaps complex compounds of cadmium selenide two family's elements such as (CdSe) and six family's elements, perhaps SiGe gallium arsenic (Si xGe YGa zAs z: x+y+z=1) wait complex chemical compound or the like.
Semiconductor layer 102 is with behind the stacked silicon of PVD method such as CVD method such as for example APCVD method, LPCVD method or PECVD method or sputtering method etc. or vapour deposition method etc., and the irradiation by laser produces that polycrystallization forms.As laser, the first-harmonic of suitable employing excimer laser, Argon ion laser, YAG laser instrument and higher hamonic wave etc.For example, polysilicon will just be formed after the policrystalline siliconization.To the semiconductor layer behind this polycrystallization 102, meet each component shape of each TFT that keeps capacitor C and each transistor T 1～T4, carry out pattern and form.For example by adopting CF 4With the reactive ion etching of the mixed gas of oxygen, corresponding with the shape of element, the semiconductor layer of amorphous state is formed the pattern of island.After pattern forms, after forming the grid metal level, be mask for example, in semiconductor layer, import impurity with this grid metal level.Particularly, form n type semiconductor layer after in each element, adding phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), antimony donor elements such as (Sb), form p type semiconductor layer after adding boron (B), aluminium (Al), gallium (Ga), indium recipient elements such as (In).In the present embodiment, import impurity for making the semiconductor layer that constitutes the maintenance capacitor C become n type semiconductor layer.Here, when TFT is the LDD structure or when adjusting the threshold voltage of TFT, carry out the channel doping that imports impurity with low concentration.
As gate insulating film 103, by being that the silicon dioxide film of raw material forms for example with tetraethyl orthosilicate salt (TEOS).Gate insulating film 103 is formed by the plasma CVD method under for example oxygen such as microwave discharge plasma, ecr plasma or the nitrogen atmosphere.
As grid metal level 104, adopt for example tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), chromium (Cr), aluminium conductive materials such as (Al).Grid metal level 104 after with film forming such as sputtering methods, carries out pattern and forms the shape that makes it to form gate electrode.
As the 1st interlayer dielectric 105, can be suitable for the dielectric film of monox or silicon nitride etc.The 1st interlayer dielectric after with formation such as sputtering methods, forms contact hole so that form for example TFT source, drain electrode.
As source metal level 106, can use conductive materials such as tantalum outside the aluminium (Al) for example, molybdenum, titanium, tungsten.The source metal level after with even stacked conductive materials such as sputtering methods, forms with the incompatible pattern that carries out of electrode shape kissing.
As the 2nd interlayer dielectric 107, can be suitable for the dielectric film of monox or silicon nitride etc.The 2nd interlayer dielectric after with formation such as sputtering methods, forms for example the contact hole h1 and the h2 of anode layer 110 usefulness.
As anode layer 110, can be suitable for the conductive material that tin indium oxide alloy (ITO) etc. for example has light transmission.When not needing light transmission,, can be suitable for tin oxide (NESA), gold, silver, platinum, copper etc. as anode layer.Anode layer, after being formed with sputtering method etc., the shape of corresponding again illuminating part OLED is carried out pattern and is formed.Though it is the shape of antianode layer (perhaps pixel electrode) is not particularly limited, preferred bigger than the area of illuminating part OLED.If constitute like this, just can contact area be set, so that peripheral circuits or image element circuit are electrically connected with pixel electrode in the zone beyond the illuminating part of pixel electrode.By this formation, improve the flatness of illuminating part to I haven't seen you for ages.
As cofferdam layer 108, can be suitable for insulating material such as monox, silicon nitride, polyimide.Cofferdam layer after being formed with sputtering method etc., being provided with peristome in the position corresponding with illuminating part OLED and forming.
As hole transporting layer 111, adopt for example N, N '-diphenyl-N, N '-two-(3-aminomethyl phenyl)-(1,1 '-biphenyl)-4,4 '-diamines (TPDA).Hole transporting layer is to adopt metal mask on the peristome in being located at cofferdam layer 109 and film forming.
As luminescent layer 112, can adopt for example three (oxine) aluminium any photism materials such as (Al).Luminescent layer though can be formed by the evaporation that adopts metal mask or silicon mask, also can be configured in peristome with the solvent that ink-jet method will contain the photism material, and solvent composition evaporation back is formed.
As cathode layer 109, can be used as the material that the EL element negative electrode uses according to energy level, as formation such as the alloy of aluminium, aluminium and other elements (lithium etc.) or calcium.Cathode layer is formed by metal mask etc., waits with photoetching process or shadow mask mask means and carries out pattern and form.
In the present embodiment, be that anode, common electrode are negative electrode with the pixel electrode, but can be negative electrode also with the pixel electrode, be that anode constitutes with the common electrode.Because typical cathode material mostly is metal, so when being negative electrode with the pixel electrode, the light that illuminating part OLED sends can penetrate to a side opposite with substrate 100.Certainly, be anode with the pixel electrode, when common electrode is negative electrode, seeing through the thickness of degree by using transparent material or luminous energy, light is penetrated to a side opposite with substrate 100 as cathode material.
Below, all features on the wiring pattern in the present embodiment are described in order.
(flat shape of illuminating part)
One of manufacture method of EL element, the fluent material that will contain photism material, carrier conveying property material or carrier obstructive material with ink-jetting style is ejected in peristome and makes it dry, and forms luminescent layer.In this manufacture method, the every nook and cranny that the material liquid of ejection can evenly arrive peristome is crucial.If material liquid can not evenly arrive, the thickness of the luminescent layer after the film forming will be inhomogeneous, and it is inhomogeneous that the light intensity that penetrates in the light-emitting zone just becomes, and will reduce the image quality of display panel.For example, suppose it is in the plane square peristome, so because the influence of the surface tension of material liquid or viscosity etc., the height of the liquid level of the material liquid of the bight of peristome ejection will be with other parts different.Therefore, in such shaped aperture portion, probably will produce the in uneven thickness of luminescent layer after the film forming.
On the other hand, because need to improve the brightness at display panel place, thus will require to adopt big light outgoing zone, i.e. as far as possible illuminating part, the zone that peripheral circuits is occupied diminishes; That is, require to improve aperture opening ratio.Easiness on cannot only considering to make disposes pattern.
So, for satisfying this requirement simultaneously, in the present embodiment, the border of illuminating part should form at least to have more than the given curvature, have on the zone that the polygon border on the border of the border of given curvature and external this illuminating part surrounded at this, form the part of peripheral circuits at least.
According to Fig. 4, concrete concept is described.Fig. 4 A, B, C have represented to be suitable for all or part of flat shape of the illuminating part of notion of the present invention respectively.Fig. 4 A is that the border of illuminating part is circle, is the situation that all there is certain curvature R on whole borders.The polygon of this circumference and external this circumference, be the square institute area surrounded shown in the dotted line, be on the oblique line part, the part of peripheral circuits is set.For this point that any center line that passes central point all is symmetry, can think very desired shapes from this circle illuminating part as the thickness uniform shape of the film that can make illuminating part.But, shown in Fig. 4 A,, be necessary effectively to apply flexibly the oblique line part for improving the aperture opening ratio of illuminating part.
Fig. 4 B is in the utilization the present invention of rectangular bight, makes the border of illuminating part have the example of certain curvature R.In this example, external polygon is the rectangle shown in the dotted line, and the oblique line field that border and rectangular border surrounded at illuminating part is provided with part or all peripheral circuits.Present embodiment belongs to this example, as long as increase the flat shape that this curvature R just becomes the oval like that illuminating part of present embodiment.In this embodiment, because for symmetry about the center line that passes the illuminating part center or up and down, and the curvature in bight is more than the certain value, so also can form the uniform illuminating part of the thickness of film.
Fig. 4 C is the unequal bight curvature of an example set to(for) center line.Towards this figure, the curvature R1 in the bight in left side is littler than the curvature R2 of the angle on right side.
In this embodiment, external polygon is with the rectangle shown in the dotted line, and the hatched example areas that border and rectangular border surrounded of illuminating part becomes the zone that part or all peripheral circuits is set.Though curvature is unequal like this, be set in more than the certain value by curvature minimum, just can form the uniform illuminating part of thickness of film.Minimum curvature is because about the hydrophobicity of the viscosity of the solution that is ejected, surface tension or ejection face or lyophobicity, (water wettability or lyophily) institute, so all will determine according to experiment each example.
In the present embodiment, illuminating part adopts oblong flat shape as shown in Figure 2.And, the border of this luminescent layer and with the border institute area surrounded of the external rectangle (not shown) in the border of this illuminating part in, form the part of peripheral circuits, i.e. contact hole h1 and h2 (also with reference to Fig. 3 B).In the present embodiment,, be used for the formation of these contact holes, thereby satisfied the requirement that effectively utilizes the space by will becoming the zone shown in wasted space, Fig. 4 B bend originally.
In addition, on the polygonal border of the border of this illuminating part and external this illuminating part institute area surrounded, be not limited only to contact hole, also can form any element of peripheral circuits, for example transistor or electric capacity etc.In addition, be not all to put into this zone to the element that independently plays a role all, with the part of element or contact element, promptly the part of peripheral circuits is put into this zone and is got final product.In a word, effectively utilizing the configuration in space is most critical.
When in the formation of illuminating part, not utilizing fluent material, when for example forming illuminating part with vapour deposition method, have curvature by the end that makes illuminating part, can be reduced in the pixel electrode of illuminating part OLED end and the risk of short-circuits of common electrode, demonstrate certain effect.
In addition, owing to say that closely curvature also can be expressed as the set of tiny straight line, so the shape of illuminating part also can be interpreted as having than the shape of pixel electrode the polygon at more a plurality of angles.
(contact hole of illuminating part)
In EL element, on the polygonal border of the border of illuminating part and external this illuminating part institute area surrounded, contact hole is set as shown in Figure 2 has certain meaning.That is,, also can supply with enough electric currents simultaneously to illuminating part because, can effectively utilize this zone on this zone by bigger contact hole is set.
And then, a plurality of contact holes preferably are set.That is, in the EL element, the electric current that needs the magnitude of current to a certain degree in luminescent layer all flows equably at illuminating part.Be set at more inclined to one side position if be used to connect the contact hole of the anode of direct supplying electric current, so since the supply port of electric current be positioned at on the more inclined to one side position of luminescent layer, so the unequal situation of current supply amount can occur.Unequal current supply can show as the inequality of luminous intensity.
This point shown in present embodiment, if on for the symmetrical position of the center line of the central part that passes illuminating part a plurality of contact holes are set, just can solve such problem.That is, as shown in Figure 2, in the present embodiment, on zone, be respectively equipped with a plurality of bigger contact holes for the symmetrical setting of center line of passing the illuminating part central part.By contact hole is set respectively, in the requirement of the impartial film forming that satisfies illuminating part, also satisfied the uniform requirement that realizes the current supply of illuminating part on this symmetrical region.
(alignment of metal interlevel)
Because the driving circuit mode of EL element, the change of maintenance the electric capacity stability of the magnitude of current of subtend illuminating part supply are sometimes brought influence.In this embodiment, keep the capacitance of capacitor C that each pixel or each display panel are not wished to have change.But, situation out of position appears when the laminated metal layer in the manufacturing process of display panel sometimes.Keep electric capacity, owing to be area regulation capacitance by the coincidence zone of metal level, if offset, capacitance will produce change or disperse deviation, cause that the capacitance that keeps electric capacity can take place by the state of affairs of each pixel region or the change of each display panel.
For this reason, in the present embodiment, near the coincidence zone that forms the maintenance capacitor C, at a plurality of layers relevant with the formation that keeps capacitor C, be in source metal level 106, grid metal level 104 and the semiconductor layer 102, be configured in shared zone and the width of layer (with respect to the grid metal level and the semiconductor layer of source metal level) near lower layer side, the zone shared with being configured in layer near upper layer side (with respect to the grid metal level of semiconductor layer and source metal level, with respect to the source metal level of grid metal level) compared with width, and wanting of formation is big.
This feature also can be found out from the planimetric map of Fig. 2, specifically describes with reference to A-A sectional view shown in Figure 6.As shown in Figure 6, the width of supposing source metal level 106 is d1, and the width of grid metal level 104 is d2, when the width of semiconductor layer 102 is d3, has the relation of d3＞d2＞d1.Past more lower floor, pattern form is big more.
Should greatly how much determine by the precision and the pattern density of manufacturing process.As the consideration method, even time issuable maximum position occurs and depart from according to be configured in layer near upper layer side in formation, also the zone that is configured in the layer of close upper layer side can be housed in the interior shape in zone that is configured near the layer of upper layer side, pattern forms each layer.In the present embodiment, according to the amount that allows poor part d3-d2, d2-d1 and predicted position depart from identical or on design.
(interval of grid metal level forms)
EL element comprises common electrode, forms this common electrode on whole of viewing area.In the present embodiment, the negative electrode (cathode layer 109) of the common electrode of using as illuminating part OLED, 11 the formation on the whole in the viewing area as shown in Figure 1.Yet, if on whole, form common electrode, its problem be with grid metal level that transistorized grid is connected between can produce electric capacity.If produce such stray capacitance, the action of meeting delay crystal pipe can not guarantee the sequential action according to design.
For this reason, in the present embodiment, at least one side of the wiring pattern that is formed by the grid metal level and the electrode of luminescent layer leaves to being configured more than the set a distance.The problem that impedance is low is because as the cathode layer 109 of common electrode and the distance between the grid metal level 104.Have again, cathode layer 109 because in illuminating part OLED and the distance between the lower layer side diminish, and illuminating part around the grid metal level between distance become problem.For this reason, in the present embodiment, as Fig. 7) be equivalent to the c-C cross section among Fig. 2) shown in, near illuminating part, according between cathode layer 109 and the grid metal level 104 depth direction apart from d1 and all giving on the set a distance in the plane apart from d2, carry out pattern and form.
At this, give set a distance because according to different variation of the area of grid metal level and the specific inductive capacity of intervening layer etc., though cannot treat different things as the same, in the scope that the area of pixel region etc. is allowed, preferably separate as far as possible and carry out pattern and form.
Be used to supply with the wiring of electric signal such as data-signal or sweep signal, must under the situation that the action of considering to be formed by stray capacitance postpones, carry out layout.In the present embodiment, for data line Idata and sweep trace Vsel, the grid metal level 104 that the negative electrode 109 of utilization and common electrode separates, cross part between data line Idata and sweep trace Vsel, data line Idata forms in source metal level 106, and part and sweep trace Vsel beyond the cross part of data line Idata form in grid metal level 104.
In the time of need reducing the stray capacitance of data line Idata formation more, also the whole of data line Idata can be formed in distance common electrode conductive layer farthest.Describe corresponding with present embodiment, the cross part between data line Idata and sweep trace Vsel then, also can in source metal level 106, form sweep trace Vsel, in grid metal level 104, form the cross part part in addition of the whole and sweep trace Vsel of data line Idata.
And then, also can form conductive layer on one deck with semiconductor layer 102 for sweep trace or data line equisignal line are left from common electrode or pixel electrode; If transistorized formation is so-called bottom grid, also can on the layer below semiconductor layer conductive layer be set, utilize this conductive layer to carry out the wiring of signal wire.
(action of peripheral circuits)
The action of peripheral circuits of the EL element of present embodiment then, is described.Fig. 5 represent to constitute pixel region 10 be equivalent to an image element circuit circuit diagram.
1) circuit of present embodiment has the circuit formation of moving as the current data of data-signal by supplying with.Pixel shows, as the data write activity, by selecting to write control line Vsel, transistor T 2 and T3 are in the state of conducting and begin.
2) after transistor T 2 and T3 became conducting state, transistor T 1 reached steady state (SS) behind certain hour, accumulated the corresponding charge with data current Cdata in keeping capacitor C.
3) then as luminous action, make to write control line Vsel and be in nonselection mode, make transistor T 2 and T3 be in off-state, after in a single day the supply of data current Cdata stops, selecting light emitting control line Vgp.Its result, transistor T 4 becomes conducting state, and voltage that writes down in keeping capacitor C and the pairing electric current of potential difference (PD) Vgs between the supply voltage Vdd, supplies with to illuminating part OLED via transistor T 1 and T4, penetrates light by luminescent layer.
(electric current of peripheral circuits is kept the raising of performance)
Below, the feature of present embodiment on the circuit around is described.
Kept the active component that discharges and recharges of electric capacity not pay attention to especially for control in the past.In the FET of miniaturization, when grid voltage when threshold value is following, drain current is also relevant with drain voltage.That is, the injection current between source electrode-raceway groove-drain electrode, can press exponential function with respect to grid voltage increases, and produces leakage current.For example, if in transistor shown in Figure 52, produce leakage current, keep the both end voltage Vgs of capacitor C will depart from and the corresponding value of data-signal that is supplied to so, and will change as the leakage current that control voltage is input to the transistor T 1 of grid with this voltage.Because this change can show as the variation of the brightness on the illuminating part OLED, so can't guarantee lightness stabilized luminous.
So, in the present embodiment, as Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 5, with the active component of the multiple control end subtype of transistor T 2 employings that keeps the direct-connected active component of capacitor C, i.e. multiple-grid bipolar transistor.This transistor shown in arrow among Fig. 5, in fact becomes one and is equivalent to the element that a plurality of transistor series connect, and has limited leakage current significantly.Just correctly supplied to illuminating part OLED with the corresponding magnitude of current of the data-signal that is supplied to.
Here, for transistor T 2, also can adopt the transistor of LDD, GDD, DDD structure to replace multiple-grid bipolar transistor or with it and use.By adopting such structure, can reduce leakage current, the caused harmful effects such as thermoelectron in the time of also can limiting by the FET miniaturization simultaneously, the trustworthiness of raising element.
In the present embodiment, consider the polarity of control signal etc., transistor T 1 and transistor T 2 be antipolarity each other, that is, transistor T 1 is made of P type FET, and transistor T 2～T4 is made of N type NET.But, adopt the P type still to adopt the N type, do not limit, can change arbitrarily according to the polarity of the signal that will be suitable for.
In addition, the configuration of each element also is not limited to Fig. 5.For example, can allow the electric potential relation of maintenance electric capacity or transistor T 1 and illuminating part OLED anti-phase.At this moment, preferably the common electrode of illuminating part as anode, and anti-phase each transistorized polarity (classification of N type or P type).
(cut down in the space of peripheral circuits)
As mentioned above, in display device, in order to improve brightness or aperture opening ratio, the zone that requires peripheral circuits to occupy is as far as possible little.For this reason, form following wiring pattern in the present embodiment, that is, have at least an active component and other active component to be connected on the same contact hole in the active components such as a plurality of transistors.Particularly, as shown in Figure 2, transistor T 2, T3 and T4 interconnect at same contact hole h3.Like this, by the optimization layout common contact or contact on the circuit are increased, and dispose each element the part that becomes common contact is connected at same contact point, just can reduce the number of contact hole, thereby be reduced to contact hole and the occupied area of the peripheral circuits used.
Embodiment 2
Fig. 8 represents for the EL element in the embodiment of the present invention 2, be used to illustrate a pixel region with and the planimetric map of on every side wiring pattern.Fig. 9 represents each sectional view that the layer structure on the cross section shown in Figure 8 described.Fig. 9 A represents the layer structure in A-A cross section, and Fig. 9 B represents the layer structure in B-B cross section, and Fig. 9 C represents the layer structure in C-C cross section.In these figure, identical with embodiment 1, also represented the pattern separately of main semiconductor layer 102, grid metal level 104, source metal level 106, anode layer 110 expressly.
The structure of the EL element of embodiment 2, except having the compatibility controlling diaphragm 113 that constitutes stairstepping Step, other are all identical with embodiment 1.Therefore, for the key element identical with embodiment 1, the same symbol of mark and omit its explanation on figure.
The following describes the feature of present embodiment.
(compatibility key-course)
As shown in Figure 9, the illuminating part OLED in the embodiment 2 between the 2nd interlayer dielectric 107 and cofferdam layer 108, has compatibility key-course 113.This compatibility key-course 113 is unnecessary to be formed on pixel region is all, when adopting fluent material to form illuminating part OLED, preferably contains this layer at the boundary vicinity of illuminating part at least.Compatibility key-course 113 need have compatibility with the formation fluent material that illuminating part adopted.Cofferdam layer 108 forms the wall of illuminating part boundary vicinity in the present embodiment, and the fluent material that the material of selecting for use reply luminescent layer 110 uses when forming shows non-compatibility, and is layered on the compatibility key-course 113.So compatibility key-course 113, shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 C, the wall that forms with respect to cofferdam layer forms stairstepping Step in the illuminating part inboard.
What kind of character the material of compatibility key-course 113 possesses according to the fluent material of filling light-emitting zone with ink-jet method and decides.For example, if fluent material comprises the high liquid of water isopolarity,, just wish that at least itself and the contacted part of fluent material or surface have polar group as the compatibility key-course.On the contrary, if fluent material comprises nonpolar liquid,, just wish that at least itself and the contacted part of fluent material or surface have nonpolar group as the compatibility key-course.In addition, also according to the surface tension of the fluent material of filling, determine the degree of the compatibility of compatibility key-course.
For example, though in the compatibility key-course, use water at the little material of compatibility chemically, if but fluent material comprises the solvent littler than the surface tension of water in a large number, then just the surface tension than water is little for this fluent material, and this compatibility key-course will be to this liquid performance compatibility.What therefore, about with the material as the compatibility key-course, should change, use according to the difference of the fluent material that uses.
Preferred compatibility key-course 113, adopt mineral compound or organic compound to constitute, described mineral compound or organic compound are made of metals such as Al, Ta, monox, silicon nitride, amorphous silicon, polysilicon, polyimide, the organic compound with fluorine combination, the wherein arbitrary of photoresists.As need insulativity, then can constitute the compatibility key-course by the compound beyond the metal.These materials, according to difference for the contact angle of fluent material, and the degree of decision compatibility.That is, compatibility also is that non-compatibility is decision relatively rather than absolute.Also can adjust the degree of compatibility according to the surface-treated method.
Cofferdam layer 108 preferably is made of the material littler than the compatibility degree of compatibility key-course 113.This is because by making the compatibility degree of cofferdam layer littler than compatibility key-course, because the non-compatibility of cofferdam layer just can be kept out fluent material, prevent that fluent material from flowing into the pixel adjacent zone, and can be avoided short circuit.In addition, also be to prevent that because of non-compatibility fluent material is attracted to cofferdam layer one side too much and forms the concavity film owing to cofferdam layer.
Like this, according to present embodiment, because have the compatibility key-course that compatibility is arranged with fluent material, so can form the luminescent layer of homogeneous film thickness at the boundary vicinity of illuminating part.
Like this, according to present embodiment, because have the compatibility key-course that compatibility is arranged with fluent material, so can improve the homogeneity of the thickness of layers such as the hole injection layer that constitutes illuminating part or luminescent layer at the boundary vicinity of illuminating part.
In addition, in the present embodiment,, when the thickness of layer cross section is enough thick, also can form the wall that does not present stairstepping, promptly and do not have the single wall of drop between the cofferdam layer though compatibility key-course 113 forms stairstepping.
Because other advantages in the present embodiment 2 are identical with embodiment 1, so omit its explanation.
Embodiment 3
Figure 10 represents for the EL element in the embodiment 3, be used to illustrate a pixel region with and the planimetric map of on every side wiring pattern.Figure 11 represents to illustrate each sectional view of the layer structure in each cross section as shown in figure 10.Figure 11 A represents the layer structure in the A-A cross section of Figure 10, and Figure 11 B represents the layer structure in the B-B cross section of Figure 10.In these figure, identical with embodiment 1, also represented the pattern separately of main semiconductor layer 202, grid metal level 204, source metal level 206, anode layer 210 expressly.
The EL element of embodiment 3, on pattern form, the width of pixel region 20 is littler than the width of the pixel region in the embodiment 1 10.But because circuit constitutes and embodiment 1 identical (with reference to Fig. 5), the material that constitutes each layer is also identical with embodiment 1, so for the key element identical with embodiment 1, mark same symbol and omit its explanation on figure.But; for the glass substrate in the embodiment 1 100; base protective film 101; semiconductor layer 102; gate insulating film 103; grid metal level 104; the 1st interlayer dielectric 105; source metal level 106; the 2nd interlayer dielectric 107; cofferdam layer 108; cathode layer 109; anode layer 110; hole transporting layer 111 and luminescent layer 112 each layers, glass substrate 200 in the corresponding embodiment 3 respectively; base protective film 201; semiconductor layer 202; gate insulating film 203; grid metal level 204; the 1st interlayer dielectric 205; source metal level 206; the 2nd interlayer dielectric 207; cofferdam layer 208; cathode layer 209; anode layer 210; hole transporting layer 211 and luminescent layer 212 each layers.In addition, the T11～T14 in the corresponding embodiment 3 of transistor T 1～T4 difference in the embodiment 1, the contact hole h11～h13 in the contact hole h1 in the embodiment 1～corresponding embodiment 3 of h3 difference.
The following describes the feature on the wiring pattern in the present embodiment.
(the maintenance electric capacity under the power lead)
In embodiment 1, the outside of the illuminating part between power lead Vdd and data line Idata (top of illuminating part among Fig. 2) configuration keeps electric capacity.But the area of pixel region hour as present embodiment, when promptly picture element density is high, will produce the inadequate situation of element area that electric capacity occupied that keeps.
So in the present embodiment, at least one side of the 1st metal level (for example the source metal level 206) or the 2nd layer becomes the zone of power-supply wiring pattern, form and keep capacitor C.Particularly, as shown in figure 10,,, keep capacitor C and form by parallel stacked grid metal level 204 in the below that is routed in illuminating part OLED power lead Vdd (source metal level 206) on one side.
This keeps capacitor C, and is identical with the maintenance electric capacity of explanation in embodiment 1, overlaps the zone by producing at a plurality of interlayers (for example: source metal level 206, grid metal level 204, semiconductor layer 202) relevant with the formation that keeps capacitor C, keeps capacitor C and form; And form keeping near the coincidence zone of capacitor C, in a plurality of layers, form the zone that layer occupied that is configured in lower floor's one side comparatively than be configured in upper strata one side comparatively that layer occupied was greatly regional.Particularly, shown in Figure 11 B, the width of supposing source metal level 206 is that the width of d11, grid metal level 204 is the width of d12, semiconductor layer 202 when being d13, and the relation of d13＞d12＞d11 is set up.To lower floor, pattern form is just big more more.
Should form muchly, should change according to the precision and the pattern density of manufacture process.As the consideration method, should come pattern to form each layer with following shape, promptly, when the layer that is configured in upper strata one side comparatively forms, both just produced the offset of its issuable maximum, the zone that is configured in the layer of upper strata one side comparatively also is incorporated in the zone that is configured in the layer of lower floor's one side comparatively.In the present embodiment, Cha part d13 one d12, d12-d11 also is designed to be and is equal to, or greater than position offset predicted in manufacture process.
(the maintenance electric capacity under the cofferdam layer)
Preferred above-mentioned maintenance electric capacity is formed on the below into the cofferdam layer 208 of the described illuminating part of isolating adjacency.That is,,, guarantee enough aperture opening ratios so under this zone,, can dwindle the occupied area of peripheral circuits significantly by keeping the coincidence zone of electric capacity to coincide with the wiring zone of power lead with for forming because cofferdam layer is necessary for pixel separation.
(the space reduction of peripheral circuits)
Identical with embodiment 1, form following wiring pattern in the present embodiment, that is, have at least an active component and other active component to be connected on the same contact hole in the active components such as a plurality of transistors.Particularly, as shown in figure 10, transistor T 12, T13 and T14 interconnect at same contact hole h13.Like this, the common contact on the circuit is increased, and dispose each element the part that becomes common contact is connected at same contact point, just can reduce the number of contact hole, thereby be reduced to contact hole and the occupied area of the peripheral circuits used by design circuit.
About other feature, for example the flat shape of illuminating part, handle with the interval of grid metal level electrode, raising that the electric current of the action of peripheral circuits, peripheral circuits is kept performance etc., identical with embodiment 1, omit its explanation.
Embodiment 4
Figure 12 represents for the EL element in the embodiments of the present invention 4, be used to illustrate a pixel region with and the planimetric map of on every side wiring pattern.Figure 13 is each sectional view of the layer structure on the cross section that illustrates as shown in figure 12.Figure 13 A represents the layer structure in the A-A cross section of Figure 12, and Figure 13 B represents the layer structure in the B-B cross section of Figure 12.In these figure, identical with embodiment 3, also represented the pattern separately of main semiconductor layer 202, grid metal level 204, source metal level 206, anode layer 210 expressly.
The structure of the EL element of embodiment 4, except having the compatibility controlling diaphragm 213 that constitutes stairstepping Step, all the EL element with embodiment 3 is identical for other.Therefore, for the key element identical with embodiment 3, the same symbol of mark and omit its explanation on figure.
The following describes the feature of present embodiment.
(compatibility key-course)
Shown in Figure 13 B, the illuminating part OLED in the embodiment 4 between the 2nd interlayer dielectric 207 and cofferdam layer 208, has compatibility key-course 213.This compatibility key-course 213 is unnecessary to be formed on pixel region is all, but need contain this layer at the boundary vicinity of illuminating part at least.Compatibility key-course 213 need have compatibility with the fluent material that the formation of illuminating part is adopted.Cofferdam layer 208 forms the wall of illuminating part boundary vicinity in the present embodiment, and employed fluent material showed non-compatibility when its material of selecting for use reply luminescent layer 212 or hole injection layer 211 formed, and was laminated on the compatibility key-course 213.So compatibility key-course 213, shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13 B, the wall that forms with respect to cofferdam layer forms stairstepping Step in the illuminating part inboard.
What kind of character the material of compatibility key-course 113 possesses according to the fluent material of filling light-emitting zone with ink-jet method and decides.For example, if fluent material comprises the high liquid of water isopolarity,, just wish that at least itself and the contacted part of fluent material or surface have polar group as the compatibility key-course.On the contrary, if fluent material comprises nonpolar liquid,, just wish that at least itself and the contacted part of fluent material or surface have nonpolar group as the compatibility key-course.In addition, also according to the surface tension of the fluent material of filling, determine the degree of the compatibility of compatibility key-course.
For example, though in the compatibility key-course, use water at the little material of compatibility chemically, if but fluent material comprises the solvent littler than the surface tension of water in a large number, then just the surface tension than water is little for this fluent material, and this compatibility key-course will be to this liquid performance compatibility.What therefore, about with the material as the compatibility key-course, should change, use according to the difference of the fluent material that uses.
Preferred compatibility key-course 213, adopt mineral compound or organic compound to constitute, described mineral compound or organic compound are made of metals such as Al, Ta, monox, silicon nitride, amorphous silicon, polysilicon, polyimide, the organic compound with fluorine combination, the wherein arbitrary of photoresists.As need insulativity, then can constitute the compatibility key-course by the compound beyond the metal.These materials, according to difference for the contact angle of fluent material, and the degree of decision compatibility.That is, compatibility also is that non-compatibility is decision relatively rather than absolute.Also can adjust the degree of compatibility according to the surface-treated method.
Cofferdam layer 108 preferably is made of the material littler than the compatibility degree of compatibility key-course 113.This is because the compatibility degree of cofferdam layer is littler than compatibility key-course, because the non-compatibility of cofferdam layer just can be kept out fluent material, prevents that fluent material from flowing into the pixel adjacent zone, and can avoid short circuit.In addition, also be to prevent that because of non-compatibility fluent material is attracted to cofferdam layer one side too much and forms the concavity film owing to cofferdam layer.
Like this, according to present embodiment, because have the compatibility key-course that compatibility is arranged with fluent material, so can improve the homogeneity of the thickness of layers such as the hole injection layer that constitutes illuminating part or luminescent layer at the boundary vicinity of illuminating part.
In addition,, fluent material is shown non-compatibility because form the cofferdam layer of the boundary vicinity wall of illuminating part according to present embodiment, thus can prevent and the adjacent pixels zone between short circuit.
In addition, in the present embodiment,, when the thickness of layer cross section is enough thick, also can form the wall that does not present stairstepping, promptly and do not have the single wall of drop between the cofferdam layer though compatibility key-course 213 forms stairstepping.
Because other advantages in the present embodiment 4 are identical with embodiment 1, so omit its explanation.
Embodiment 5
Present embodiment is that described display panel is the electro-optical device with EL element of electrooptic element illustrated in the above-mentioned embodiment about display panel and the e-machine that contains this display panel.
Figure 14 is the connection layout of the display panel 1 of expression present embodiment.Display panel 1, as shown in Figure 1, configuration pixel region and constituting in viewing area 11.As pixel region, can be suitable for the pixel region 10 of embodiment 1 or 2 or the pixel region 20 of embodiment 3 or 4.From driver region 14, by light emitting control line Vgp and write control line Vsel and supply with control signal to each pixel region.From driver region 15, supply with data-signal and supply voltage to each pixel region by data line Idata and power lead Vdd.
The display panel 1 of present embodiment goes for various e-machines.Enumerated the example that can be suitable for the e-machine of this display panel 1 among Figure 15.
Figure 15 A is the suitable example to mobile phone, and this mobile phone 30 has antenna part 31, audio output unit 32, sound input part 33, operating portion 34 and display panel of the present invention 1.So can be display panel of the present invention as the display part utilization.
Figure 15 B is the suitable example to video camera, and this video camera 40 has the picture of being subjected to portion 41, operating portion 42, sound input part 43 and display panel of the present invention 1.So can be display panel of the present invention as view finder or display part utilization.
Figure 15 C is the suitable example to portable personal computer, and this computing machine 50 has camera section 51, operating portion 52, sound input part 43 and display panel of the present invention 1.So can be display panel of the present invention as the display part utilization.
Figure 15 D is the suitable example to the head wearing type display, and this head wearing type display 60 has band 61, optical system incorporating section 62 and display panel of the present invention 1.So can utilize display panel of the present invention as image demonstration source.
Figure 15 E is the suitable example to back type projector, and this projector 70 has shell 71, light source 72, combining optical 73, mirror 74,75 mirrors, screen 76 and display panel of the present invention 1.So can utilize display panel of the present invention as image demonstration source.
Figure 15 F is the suitable example to preceding throwing type projector, and this projector 80 has optical system 81 and display panel of the present invention 1 in shell 82, can be on screen 83 display image.So can utilize display panel of the present invention as image demonstration source.
Be not limited to above suitable example, electro-optical device of the present invention goes for being suitable for all e-machines of active matrix type display.For example, in addition, also can also apply flexibly view finder in the facsimile unit that has Presentation Function, digital camera, portable television, DSP device, PDA, electronic notebook, electric light indicator board, propaganda bulletin with display etc.

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1, a kind of electro-optical device is characterized in that,
Comprise illuminating part and peripheral circuits, its electric current of supplying with by the described illuminating part of pixel electrode subtend is controlled;
The area of described illuminating part is littler than the area of described pixel electrode;
The shape of described illuminating part is different with the shape of described pixel electrode.
2, electro-optical device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
The shape of described illuminating part is the shape with curvature, and the shape of described pixel electrode is polygonal shape.
3, electro-optical device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described illuminating part is the polygon shape with n angle, and wherein n is the integer more than 4;
Described pixel electrode is the polygon shape with m angle, and wherein m is the integer more than 3;
Relation with n＞m.
4, electro-optical device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
The Zone Full of described illuminating part is formed on the described pixel electrode;
The part that does not form the described pixel electrode of described illuminating part is provided with the contact area that is used to connect described peripheral circuits and described pixel electrode.
5, electro-optical device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
At least a portion of described peripheral circuits is arranged between the border of the border of described illuminating part and described pixel capacitors in the area surrounded.
6, electro-optical device according to claim 5 is characterized in that,
At least a portion on the border of described illuminating part has the curvature of regulation.
7, according to each described electro-optical device in the claim 1～6, it is characterized in that,
Described illuminating part is symmetrical in fact with respect to a center line that passes its geometry center.
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